At the end of October of the fourth year of Tianshun, Datong Town.

At the beginning of the cold wind, at this time, everything in Datong Town has withered, and the pedestrians on the street are also wearing thick cotton clothes, and their steps are hurried.

Shanxi is located at the border, close to the desert outside the Saiwai, but the climate is not as humid and mild as Shandong, although it is only October, but it is already full of cold.

At this time, Liu Juntao rode his horse and walked on the street, followed by more than a dozen ironclad guards, and the group was rushing towards the governor's palace.

The criminals who rebelled in various parts of Shanxi have been escorted to Beijing one after another to discuss their crimes, and Liu Juntao has been relatively quiet these days.

Suddenly, Xiang Qun, the head of the military department, rushed to meet with fifty heavily armored iron horsemen, immediately isolated the surrounding people, turned over and dismounted, and came to Liu Juntao.

Liu Juntao frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiang Qun whispered: "Governor, please go back to the Governor's Mansion quickly, something is wrong!" ”

Liu Juntao didn't say much, he rode directly towards the Governor's Mansion, and waved to the group, dozens of guards rode their horses to follow, surrounded Liu Juntao in the middle, and it didn't take long to rush to the Shanxi Governor's Mansion.

When Liu Juntao came to the lobby, he saw that Liu Zi'an, the head of the Intelligence Department, and Huang Wu, the head of the Inspection Department, were already waiting here, and their faces were very ugly.

"Say it! Something happened. ”

Liu Zi'an said in a deep voice: "Duxian, according to intelligence, someone wants to assassinate Duxian!" ”

"Oh?"

Liu Juntao frowned, looked at Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu and Xiang Qun, and said, "Let's talk about it in detail!" ”

Liu Zi'an said: "According to the intelligence, some time ago, after we raided the homes of the merchants, generals, and scholars who were in turmoil in Shanxi, some of the businessmen's families were secretly linked, preparing to assassinate the governor and avenge their family master!" ”

Liu Juntao asked Huang Wu: "Is there anyone in the middle of the command?" ”

Huang Wu said: "There is a person named Song Haihuang who is secretly dispatching, this person was originally a captain of Zhang Yongxiang's family, and later after Zhang Yongxiang was raided and escorted to the capital to discuss the crime, this person disappeared with a team of men. This time, the inspection department got the news, and the humble post immediately contacted the intelligence department and the military department to secretly investigate, and learned that this person was hiding in the mountains outside Yanmen Pass, and was constantly secretly linked! ”

Xiang Qun added: "Governor Xian, this time the Military Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Inspection Department cooperated, and found out that Song Haihuang was quite brave, and at least more than 30 people gathered under his command, all of whom were capable members of each family. ”

Liu Juntao sneered and said: "I really didn't expect that we defeated the predators all over Shanxi, and even brought out these small fish and shrimp!" Do you know where this person is now? Where are all his men? ”

Liu Zi'an, Xiang Qun, and Huang Wu were all slightly stunned, and then the three of them hugged their fists together and pleaded guilty: "Humble and incompetent!" ”

Xiang Qun said: "Governor Xian, four days ago, that Song Haihuang suddenly disappeared in the area of Yanmen Pass, and the three departments couldn't find this person with all their efforts, presumably this person has already mixed into Datong Town!" ”

Liu Juntao nodded, after Zhang Yongxiang, Wu Yuan and other criminals were escorted to the capital, although they have all been sent to the imperial prison, but these people have some connections in the court, and they have not been finally convicted until now, and even the first evils like Zhang Yongxiang and Wu Yuan have signs of being lightly punished, which makes Liu Juntao very dissatisfied.

So, a bold idea came to Liu Juntao's mind!

The military headquarters immediately secretly mobilized troops and horses, deployed troops in Datong Town, and informed Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, to secretly strengthen the defense force of Datong Town. But don't make a big fuss, you must not startle the snake. ”

Hold your fists to the group to receive your life.

Then, Liu Juntao said to Liu Zi'an and Huang Wu: "The Intelligence Department and the Inspection Department will continue to investigate, find out where Song Haihuang is as soon as possible, and figure out how many men he has!" ”

"Yes!"

Then, Liu Juntao sent someone to find the guerrilla general Bai Yuxing and ordered him to draw 20 elite iron cavalry soldiers from the Longxiang army to stand by.

Xiang Qun said: "During this time, before the Intelligence Department, the Inspection Department, and the Military Department find out the situation, it is best for the Governor to reduce his outings and try his best to handle military affairs in the Governor's Palace, so as not to be taken advantage of by Xiaoxiao!" ”

Liu Zi'an and Huang Wu also seconded the proposal.

Liu Juntao laughed and said, "It's okay! The Governor is to go out and walk around more often and observe the people's feelings on the streets. If those little ones want to assassinate Bento, then come here! ”

Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu, and Xiang Qun were all taken aback when they heard this, the three of them were all smart people, so they naturally understood that Liu Juntao was going to use himself as bait to lure that Song Haihuang out, and then take it in one fell swoop!

As a result, the three of them advised one after another to oppose Liu Juntao's risk.

Liu Juntao said: "There is no need to say any more, the governor has made up his mind!" Although Zhang Yongxiang, Wu Yuan and other traitors were taken down this time, except for Wan Huaer's powerless spies who were quickly sentenced to death by the imperial court, these traitors with backgrounds were all delayed and have not been convicted, why? ”

Why? Why, isn't it because there are people in the DPRK and the relatives of these traitors are also operating in secret?

Xiang Qun frowned and said, "Is Duxian going to make a fuss about this assassination and force the imperial court to sentence these traitors heavily?" ”

Liu Zi'an and Huang Wu were also pondering, obviously weighing the pros and cons.

Liu Juntao sneered and said: "It's not a pity that these traitors are all dead, even if this assassination has nothing to do with them, it's just that their subordinates are doing their own thing, but putting this matter on these people is not a framing of Zhongliang, they are all innocent of death!" ”

"But the safety of the Governor!"

Xiang Qun, Huang Wu, and Liu Zi'an were all very worried, and they had to advise again.

Liu Juntao waved his hand and said; "This matter is so decided, this governor is not a brave man, he will be fully prepared, the white guerrilla side will select capable soldiers to protect him, and this governor will also wear close armor, and he will never take risks easily."

Seeing that Liu Juntao had made up his mind, Xiang Qun, Huang Wu, and Liu Zi'an had no choice but to give up, bid farewell to Liu Juntao one after another, and rushed to the yamen of the shogunate together, and summoned the capable personnel of the Intelligence Department, the Inspection Department, and the Military Department, and worked overtime to inspect Song Haihuang and other cadres.

At the same time, the three of them also informed the guerrilla general Bai Yuxing, telling him to do a good job in the protection of Liu Juntao, and there must be no mistakes.

With Liu Juntao's order, Xiang Qun, Huang Wu, Liu Zi'an, and Bai Yuxing all felt tremendous pressure, and the four of them began to deploy their respective tasks almost like crazy.

Even Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, secretly mobilized the most elite soldiers and horses in Datong Town, all of them changed their clothes into ordinary people, and ambushed them near the gates of Datong Town, and deployed enough troops within ten miles outside Datong Town to prevent thieves from escaping.

Bai Yuxing transferred a thousand elite soldiers from the Long Xiang army, of which 900 were disguised as ordinary people, and they were deployed around the Governor's Palace, and these soldiers were either disguised as small traders or passers-by, responsible for protecting the security around the Governor's Palace.

The remaining 100 heavily armored iron cavalry soldiers were divided into two groups, following Liu Juntao day and night, never leaving an inch, and personal protection.

By the time all the parties had deployed everything, seven days had passed.

In the past few days, the Intelligence Department, the Inspection Department, and the Military Department still have not found any news, and the thief leader Song Haihuang and his subordinates seem to have evaporated from the world, without a trace.

This situation made Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu and Xiang Qun anxious and uneasy to sleep.

And Bai Yuxing and Xue Tong were also on guard every day, but they didn't dare to be too obvious, for fear of alarming the thief leader Song Haihuang and ruining Liu Juntao's plan.

During this time, Liu Juntao took Bai Yuxing to swagger through the city of Datong Town, and every time he accompanied him with more than a dozen or twenty heavily armored iron horsemen, and even often ate in a street tavern, or led a horse to wander on the street, which made Bai Yuxing's heart beat endlessly, and every time he accompanied him, he was frightened.

In the afternoon of this day, Liu Juntao returned to the Governor's Mansion with Bai Yuxing and his entourage, and Bai Yuxing also said goodbye to Liu Juntao with a sigh of relief, and led his troops back to the Longxiang Army camp outside the city.

In the evening, Guo Muying said worriedly: "Isn't my husband a little in danger these days?" The thief is just a small person, Zhang Yongxiang, Wu Yuan and other traitors are also small people, the husband was ordered by the emperor to guard Shanxi, and led hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Tiance army, so he can't risk his life for these little traitors! ”

Liu Juntao pondered for a moment and said: "I have also thought carefully about this matter, this time I am not just to completely deal with traitors such as Zhang Yongxiang, Wu Yuan, Song Haihuang, etc., but I want to take this opportunity to eliminate the traitors who colluded with these traitors in the DPRK and China!" Therefore, I must take a risk, otherwise it will not be enough to make Your Majesty angry, and it will not be enough to make the government and the opposition in an uproar! ”

Hearing this, Guo Muying was also a little surprised, she didn't expect Liu Juntao to think so deeply, and she knew in her heart that she couldn't advise, so she had to repeatedly tell Liu Juntao to be careful and put his whole body first.

Early the next morning, Liu Juntao ordered Bai Yuxing to mobilize people and prepare to go out with him.

Just as Bai Yuxing mobilized people and Liu Juntao was about to go out with him, Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu, and Xiang Qun hurried over and brought a message to Liu Juntao: The three departments have been determined, and the thief leader Song Haihuang has entered Datong Town with more than 30 subordinates, the specific location is unknown, but it is generally in the south of the city, and the three departments are currently making every effort to explore the specific situation!

"Let all the sentinels of the Intelligence Department, the Inspection Department, and the Military Department be withdrawn!"

Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu, and Xiang Qun were all surprised when they heard this, Liu Juntao waved his hand, and said to Bai Yuxing with a sneer: "Tell the soldiers, go to the south of the city with this governor today, and the big fish should be hooked today!" ”